Best Genealogy Universities in France [2026 Rankings]

1

Occitanie | Montpellier

University of Montpellier

#146 in Europe #358 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

2

Ile-de-France | Paris

Pierre and Marie Curie University

#61 in Europe #182 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

3

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

#100 in Europe #262 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

4

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Institute of Political Studies

#208 in Europe #514 in the World

9% Acceptance

11,196 Enrollment

1872 Founded

5

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

#354 in Europe #871 in the World

54% Acceptance

31,975 Enrollment

1964 Founded

6

Ile-de-France | Orsay

Paris-Sud University

#168 in Europe #397 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,270 Enrollment

2014 Founded

7

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

Grenoble Alpes University

#145 in Europe #357 in the World

14% Acceptance

53,949 Enrollment

1339 Founded

8

Ile-de-France | Paris

Normal Superior School

#152 in Europe #368 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,536 Enrollment

1794 Founded

9

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

University of Burgundy

#269 in Europe #652 in the World

54% Acceptance

29,508 Enrollment

1722 Founded

10

Normandy | Caen

University of Caen Normandy

#293 in Europe #708 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,465 Enrollment

1432 Founded

11

Grand Est | Strasbourg

University of Strasbourg

#175 in Europe #413 in the World

14% Acceptance

10,077 Enrollment

1621 Founded

12

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

University of Poitiers

#289 in Europe #694 in the World

60% Acceptance

27,820 Enrollment

1431 Founded

13

Grand Est | Nancy

University of Lorraine

#173 in Europe #407 in the World

11% Acceptance

60,404 Enrollment

2012 Founded

14

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

University of Bordeaux

#153 in Europe #369 in the World

13% Acceptance

46,845 Enrollment

1441 Founded

15

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

University of Picardie Jules Verne

#417 in Europe #1059 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,900 Enrollment

1970 Founded

16

Occitanie | Montpellier

Paul Valery University, Montpellier 3

#548 in Europe #1450 in the World

50% Acceptance

21,997 Enrollment

1970 Founded

17

Hauts-de-France | Lille

University of Lille

#163 in Europe #389 in the World

12% Acceptance

69,000 Enrollment

2018 Founded

18

Occitanie | Toulouse

Paul Sabatier University – Toulouse III

#232 in Europe #570 in the World

25% Acceptance

29,680 Enrollment

1960 Founded

19

Ile-de-France | Paris

New Sorbonne University – Paris III

#486 in Europe #1250 in the World

20% Acceptance

15,232 Enrollment

1971 Founded

20

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

University of Nantes

#238 in Europe #585 in the World

70% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1460 Founded

21

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

University of Paris 8

#390 in Europe #961 in the World

63% Acceptance

22,023 Enrollment

1968 Founded

22

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

University of Aix-Marseilles

#141 in Europe #351 in the World

14% Acceptance

66,378 Enrollment

2012 Founded

23

Ile-de-France | Paris

School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

#360 in Europe #889 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,613 Enrollment

1947 Founded

24

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

University of Clermont Auvergne

#311 in Europe #760 in the World

60% Acceptance

14,690 Enrollment

1854 Founded

25

Ile-de-France | Paris

University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

#301 in Europe #727 in the World

58% Acceptance

42,700 Enrollment

1971 Founded

26

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

Normal Superior School of Lyon

#236 in Europe #580 in the World

37% Acceptance

2,297 Enrollment

1987 Founded

27

Ile-de-France | Paris

Paris Diderot University

#194 in Europe #470 in the World

20% Acceptance

25,523 Enrollment

1970 Founded

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